'Tis the Season

Call me childish, but I love all the nonsense - the snow, the trees, the tinsel, the turkey. I love presents. I love carols and cheesy songs. I just love Christmasâ¢.'It would be a dream come true to be able to celebrate Christmas properly: to wake up to a Stockingâ¢, visit Santaâ¢ and open Presentsâ¢ around the Christmas Treeâ¢. But this is a luxury reserved for those with shares in YuleCo - controllers of this joyful season - who don't agree that it's a holiday for one and all.In this short story, China Miéville's astonishing imagination allows us a glimpse of how a dystopian Christmas might be.